On March 9, 2007, the NOACA Governing Board approved the following regarding this project: Resolution No. 2007-006 Project Planning Review Resolution No. 2007-007 Plan Amendment Title:  Resurface Marks Road in York and Medina Townships Sponsor: Medina County Engineer Estimated Total Cost: $470,000 Proposed Source of Federal Funds: NOACA History/Background:On September 25, 2006, the Medina County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution No. 06-886, to improve Marks Road in Medina and York Townships. Current Conditions: Marks Road, functionally classified as a rural major collector, is a two-lane facility with lanes 10.5 feet wide and aggregate shoulders, two feet wide. The existing pavement is 21 feet wide and the street has graded shoulders, three feet wide.The speed limit is 45 miles per hour (mph), and the average daily traffic (ADT) is 9,000 vehicles per day with one (1) percent trucks (2005). Proposed Project:  This project involves resurfacing the existing pavement along 1.84 miles of Marks Road, from Fenn Road to Hamilton Road in Medina and York Townships. The lane widths will be retained and the project will include new two-foot side paved shoulders. The estimated total cost, provided by the sponsor, is $470,000. The sponsor requests that eighty percent ($376,000) of the construction (C) cost be funded with NOACA-administered Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds. The Medina County Engineer will provide the non-federal share of construction ($94,000). The preliminary engineering (PE) costs will be borne by the sponsor.No additional right-of-way (RW) will be required. The Medina County Engineer staff will design the project following Medina County Engineer design standards for resurfacing projects, and will request to administer the project following the standards. The project can be designed and ready to construct in May 2010. Staff Comment (Summary): Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Team: This project serves NOACA’s System Preservation Goals. At its March 17, 2006 meeting, the RTIS authorized staff to inform applicants that it is unlikely that any new application requesting federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds for 2006-2009 would be approved due to the funding shortfall. Because circumstances may change, we recommend that successful applications requesting funds for 2006-2009 be placed on the Transportation Plan (2010 and beyond). If funding becomes available, proposed projects can be considered for funding on a case-by-case basis. Criteria used by the RTIS for programming a project will include the status of other reservoir projects, project readiness, county targets, type of project, project cost and Board priorities. Advance to Committee and public review with the understanding that the sponsor will make a good-faith effort to address questions and comments. Regional Transportation System (RTS) Team: The 2004 PCR in this project area is 69 (the fair range), without any maintenance done on this section in 2010 (the year of construction) the RPMS software degrades the PCR in this area to 44 (in the poor range). This road currently has 2’ aggregate shoulders which the sponsor proposes to pave as part of this project. This will be an improvement for cyclists. Plan Forecast Team: Current Board policy permits eligible project sponsors to submit project applications for federal-aid routes on an as-needed basis, and funding targets are set for each of the five counties. The Board's Principles and Transportation Plan Goals regarding sustainable economic development, compact land use and environmental justice need to be more integrated into the Regional Transportation Investment Policy. This is especially true given the current state of federal finances, the uneven fiscal capacity among communities, and the number of fiscally distressed communities in the region. To develop a more sustainable economy and improve regional planning, the TAC should revisit these policies (or refine them) in the near future. Committee Review: Bicycle Advisory Council (BAC): This section of Marks Road is categorized for cyclists with expert skills on the Medina County Bike Transportation Map. This is a resurfacing only project. While this section of Marks Road does not accommodate cyclists well, paving the existing aggregate shoulders as part of the project will be helpful to cyclists. Regional Transportation Investment Subcommittee (RTIS)/Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC): No comments; recommended for amendment to NOACA's Transportation Plan. Intergovernmental Review and Consultation (IGRC): If you are a representative of a governmental entity and would like to comment on this project, please email us. If you have any questions regarding the Intergovernmental Review and Consultation process please contact staff at (216) 241-2414, Ext. 322. Public Involvement: NOACA encourages comments from the public on this proposed transportation improvement project. Please notify us if you would like to be added to our e-mail notification list for future updates.